Working in California

JimR 1 wrote:
I think you are correct in most of what is posted here as far as living in an adjoining state and working in CA, but there was a post I belive on this web forum about someone living in Reno that got ticketed for driving to work in CA. That was posted along time ago so who knows now.

I think the term long time is correct (6 months) and you are considered a resident, even if you are in a comma in the hospital.

I have in the past looked at the residency information on the states web site. There they state that more than one half a year (basically 6 months) or when you earn earned income then a drivers licence and registration is required.

As far as getting mail here that alone would not trigger a residency requirement.

Thanks for the replies

jimR

I called one of my friend who does this and he explained it this way. so long as you are just commuting, there is no requirement to convert to CA licensing or registration. He said that it would be an unworkable nightmare because you'll need to get a CA registration every morning because you work in CA but need to change back to a NV registration each night because you live in NV. Not possible.

There are triggers and these are when most get in trouble or ticketed. The biggest is if you use your personal vehicle in your CA work and stay in CA during your work. This means you may have a pickup you use in your work and crash at a friends house during the week while working, but go back to your state on weekends. The work, live and utilization rule on the vehicle would apply and require CA registration. The living rule may also be triggered as you're spending more days in CA than at home.

The other major one is the walk, talk and sound like a duck requirement. Pretty much if you do anything that makes officials think you're a CA resident, you may have made yourself one without realizing it. Things like applying for state benefits (other than employee interstate transferable benefits), having an official USPS change of Address to CA (unless a temp vacation like mailing), using resident discounts and services, etc etc. It's kinda common sense, but it can be tricky.